Ist das Frühstück im Preis inbegriffen ?
I’m refreshing my Sprechen Sie Deutsch and I have woken up with the phrase “Ist das Frühstück im Preis inbegriffen ?” stuck in my brain .
I know asking whether ‘breakfast is included’ is a vital phrase to have on the tip of one’s tongue but it’s not just that.
How delicious are the words ‘Frühstück’ and ‘inbegriffen’ ? As fruity as muesli, as crunchy as toast.
All those umlauts in ‘Frühstück’ - the word looks like a strawberry !
‘Inbegriffen’ - it takes hours to say - it’s as complex as complex carbohydrates.
I have 2 language CDs in the car - German on the way to, French on the way from - but the German is so seductive it often gets a second go on the way from.
It’s not everyone’s cup of kaffee, German. Too gutteral, too many capital letters and weird B’s that make an ‘ess’ sound. But I like it. It’s familiar, like a squelchy whiff of cowdung on an old gumboot.
I’m counting down the days ’til I get on that big bird and fly.
Sechsundzwanzig tags to go.
The flights are paid for, the friends and relatives standing by with clean sheets and open arms, all direct debit payments cancelled for three months, the ‘Household Mysteries & Where To Find Things’ working manual almost written up for the children and landlord, passports in order, considering taking half an Aspro Clear a day for the DVT, still hoping for a juicy-highly-paid-job before I go, and quite a lot of the research for the book complete.
Ich hätte gern ein Glas Rotwein, bitte.
Now, that is a vital phrase !